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nonparalytic
par·a·lyt·ic
/
ˌpær
əˈlɪt
ɪk
/
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[
par-
uh
-
lit
-ik
]
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noun
1.
a person affected with
paralysis
.
adjective
2.
affected with or subject to
paralysis
.
3.
pertaining to or of the
nature
of
paralysis
.
Origin:
1300–50;
Middle English
paralitik
<
Latin
paralyticus
<
Greek
paralytikós,
equivalent to
paraly-
(see
paralysis
) +
-tikos
-tic
Related forms
par·a·lyt·i·cal·ly,
adverb
non·par·a·lyt·ic,
adjective,
noun
post·par·a·lyt·ic,
adjective
sem·i·par·a·lyt·ic,
noun,
adjective
sub·par·a·lyt·ic,
adjective
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World English Dictionary
paralytic
(ˌpærəˈlɪtɪk)
—
adj
1.
of, relating to, or of the nature of paralysis
2.
afflicted with or subject to paralysis
3.
informal
(
Brit
) very drunk
—
n
4.
a person afflicted with paralysis
para'lytically
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
paralytic
c.1300 (adj.), late 14c. (n.), from O.Fr. paralytique, from L. paralyticus, from Gk. paralytikos, from paralysis (see
paralysis
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
paralytic
par·a·lyt·ic (par'ə-lĭt'ĭk)
adj.
Of or relating to paralysis.
Affected with paralysis.
n.
A person affected with paralysis.
par'a·lyt'i·cal·ly
adv.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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